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CBC/Radio-Canada plan to deal with budget cuts ‘obsolete’: watchdog

The CBC/Radio-Canada report tabled by Heritage Minister Shelly Glover in the House of Commons on Monday, which sets out CBC’s plans to deal with reductions to its budget, is “obsolete,” said Ian Morrison, spokesman for watchdog group the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.

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CRTC combines mobile-TV complaints

The CRTC is combining three complaints about wireless providers’ mobile-TV services and will consider all three complaints under a single proceeding, the commission said.

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Google to sell Motorola Mobility

Google Inc. said Wednesday it has reached a deal to sell Motorola Mobility LCC to Lenovo Group Ltd. for $2.91 billion US.

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Telus opens $75M data centre in B.C.

Telus Corp. on Friday said it has opened a new Internet data centre in Kamloops, B.C., which will serve as “the foundation” for the company’s “next-generation cloud computing services for thousands of Canadian businesses.”

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Greek-language TV channel approved for distribution

The CRTC said Friday it has approved a Greek-language television channel for distribution in Canada.

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International Datacasting loses Del Lippert as chairman

International Datacasting Corp. said Friday that Del Lippert has resigned as chairman due to health reasons.

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MTS ordered to pay millions into pension plan

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday ruled in favour of a previous lower court ruling that directed Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. to pay $43 million into an employee pension plan, plus interest that’s expected to more than triple that amount.

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Digital economy strategy finalized and ready for release, sources say

The federal government has finalized its long-awaited digital economy strategy and could release the policy as early as next month, sources familiar with the government’s plans said.

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Roaming arrangements like Survivor alliances, consultant tells CRTC

Comments made to the CRTC as part of its review of domestic roaming rates paint a picture of different alliances made among Canadian wireless carriers — reminiscent of the TV show Survivor — with difficult circumstances facing those who find themselves on the outside of these relationships.

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CRTC consulting on Al Jazeera Arabic licence conditions

The CRTC is consulting on a request to delete the conditions of distribution it imposed on Al Jazeera Arabic in 2004.

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